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Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-16
First Fatal Step in Foppery.

From the Lincoln (Neb.) State Journal.l
 A friend of mine who is rather violently disturbed over the matter of his personal ap- pearanee, in discussing the matter the other day, placidIy remarked:
 Frank R. Stockton once wrote 8 story about a man who bought a Queen Anne grate, and was then lured on from one pur- chase to another under the spell of the deco rative craze until he was obliged to build Queen Anne cottage to match his belongings. The man who falls victim to clothes does it good deal in the same way, and Stockton ought to be able to write corking good story about poor wretch who goes off in g sudden flight of vanity and extravaganza and purchases pair of overgaiters, from which he is led on to be monumental and stupen- dous flop. It is when man commits his first indiscretioa in the way of the elegancies of attire that his downfall begins. If you are dressed in rough clothes and heavy boots you will look as well as long as your attire is in harmony, but the very instant you buy 8 pair of oVergaiters you observe that your trowsers look bit frayed at the bottom. You buy new ones. Then you find that you want to have them ironed to be in the style. They are ironed. After this the conviction is slowly but surely forced upon you that the shoes are not up to the standard of gaiters. You buy new shoes and patent leather ones of course, as there is no use going half way. By this time there is no shadow of doubt that the coat looks rusty, and after you have bought a new coat and vest you find that a fancy waisteoat is almost as necessary as food. You buy the waistcoat Then after 8 short struggle you are obliged to admit that smooth bosomed shirts are by no means in harmony with the rest of your attire. Hence pique and ribbed fronts, huge cuffs and high collars. After this expensive cravats, and
 finally if you are not very careful 8 fierce and ungovernable yearning for single glass. This is the place to draw the line, though it is not always drawn by the we'll dressed men of New York. Then you want rose in your buttonhole, and finally you sally forth with the latest beaver hat and the reddest of gloves and feel yourself completely dressed. Then the trouble is that by the time all this is accomplished you suddenly discover that the overgaiters look little bit frayed. Then the boots need revarnishing and there is a wrinkle in the back of the coat, but worst of all the trowsers bag a little at the knees, and it is the unwritten law of swelldom that by his trousers shall ye know him. From that time on about e-third of your life must be given up to considerations of dress, or you will miss accomplishing what has become a cherished and overmastering ambition. My advice to mankind is to beware of the first step for fear you become a flop"
Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-16
Doubtful States.


 'sThe doubtful States read Rollo from the newspaper, and looking up, he asked, 'FWhat is doubtful State, papa2" FYour Uncle George was in one when he came home this morning." said mild voice from the further corner of the sitting room, where Rollo's Uncle Georges sister was sitting. "How doubtful?" asked Rollo. 'fSo doubtful that he hung his shoes on the hat rack and piled his coat and vest neatly under the bed, and went to sleep in the bathtub with his trous- CTS on," replied Uncle Georges sister. "H'm,'' said Rollo, greatly perplexed, land were you also 1n doubtful state, Aunt Ma tildas" asked Rollo, respectfully, for Rollo's Uncle Georges sister was Rollos aunt, and all the family regarded her as such. F'Not 8 bit of it." replied his Aunt Matilda, with the air of woman who had dead sure thing of it and knew it. "Not bit doubt ful was l." And indeed she looked it, as Rollo's Uncle George, with a heavy groan, walked to the window, and looking out upon the dark and cheerless night, drummed with his nervous fingers ftful tune upon the pane
Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-16
Doesn't the same condition of things exist in Connecticut!

Doesn't the same condition of things exist in Connecticut!
 The laws delay is we'll illustrated in 8 case 1 which has just been decided by the general term of the Supreme court in Brooklyn. In February, 1882, boy four years old was struck with a whip by driver of one of the Van Brunt Street and Erie Basin Railroad company's cars and knocked under the wheel, which cut off five of his fingers. A suit
 tried in October, 1883, resulted in verdict of $2, 800 against the company. An appeal resulted in new trial on technicality and $4, 900 damages was the result Another ap- peal was taken and decided in February, 1885, sustaining the verdict. Then the case was taken to the Court of Appeals and in May, 1887, the decision was affirmed. The company next applied for 8 reopeniag on affi- davits of new evidence and in June last this application was denied in special term. The matter was again carried to the general term with like result. As no appeal lies to the Court of Appeals on this last decision the company must pay at last.
 The Supreme court of Louisiana has given decision in case involving the question of ''pious uses." The will of the late Kas- per Auch of that city contained the follow ing clause: 1T give and bequeath to the several incorporated religious associations of the city of New Orleans propagating the teaching of religion according to the form of government and book of discipline of the Presbyterian church all the rest and residue of the property and effects which may die possessed of, of whatsoever nature and kind, to the end that the poor of said respective churches may be cared for" The justice who delivered the opinion said: The final contention that the corporations are incom- petent to take because organized solely for re- ligous and not for charitable purposes in wolves the monstrous proposition that char ity is foreign to the purpose of Christian re- ligious organizations-even charity to their own members. This is contrary to the gen eral knowledge which we all have of the ob-
 jects and practical working of such organiza- tions and is contradicted by specific evi- dence in regard to the particular corpora tions, showing that the care of their poor is a special function in their economy confined to the direction of the deacons, who are off cers constituted mainly for this purpose.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-16

man and the consternation of the family letters of condolence were received addressed to "Mrs. Matilda Blank, So-and-so street, interment- Greenwood. "-New York Sun. ''I have often observed" said young dude yesterday, addressing pale looking com piler of prescriptions in pharmacy on Fifth avenue, "that druggists, as rule, have very unhealthy appearances. Can you tell me why it is so?"
 ''They get sick answering foolish ques tions," was the mildly spoken answer, and the dude went out without drinking the Apollinaris he had ordered.-New York Evening Sun.
 A tall Missourian called at the district school and, eying the teacher sternly, said: My boy Henry tells me you whipped him last evening"" "Yes," assented the teacher, edging towards the door, t'but he deserved it, assure you.'' "And he says you used g rawhide on him?" s:Yes eir, but "And you slapped him with your hands as well?'' II did, but ] assure you" "Assure nothin'. Let me give you pointer. Vixen you have to punish that boy use club; he doesn't care darn for rawhides. ."-Nebrsska State Journal.
 While tolls upward with his load
 His speed is not increased.
 But when he strikes the downward road,
 Then everything is greased.
 Oil City Blizzard
Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-16
Friday, December Ies 1887.
POSTAL TELEGRAPH,

A number of bills for the establishment of postal telegraph have been introduced, I, and the matter will be pretty thoroughly discussed, though it may we'll be doubted that anything will be done at this session. Ultimately this country will probably have postal telegraph. The Senate has acted wisely in ordering the formation of special committee to take the whole matter into con- sideration. Congress needs much more in form ation than it now has before it can frame wise law.
 The two most important and plausible ob- jections to postal telegraph are that it will not pay, and that it will create large army of government officials who have powerful influence upon the affairs of the country. It certainly would not pay soon if it ever did. English experience shows that government telegraph, even in a compact country, can be operated only at loss; and no one can see how heavy this loss will be in 50 large 6 country as ours, and with such low rates of service as would be demanded. It would probably be necessary to maintain hundreds of operators at from $75 to $50 @ month in outlying districts where they would not do much business. And business enough could not be done in the populous sections at the low rates to make it profitable. Of course the large increase in the number of ofice- holders which postal telegraph would re- quire would be a danger. But they would be of6eeholders of pretty respectable kind. It is agreed, and fairly too, that to carry on postal telegraph system in a way that would in any degree meet with public favor would necessitate the appointment of men specially trained for doing the work the government wished to have performed. Linemen, opera tors, superintendents and other employees of telegraph system require special training to fit them for their work For this reason, appointments in the postal telegraph service could not be made from those who are ordi- narily applicants for public ofice in conse- quence of past or expected political services. Even if there were no pretence made of ap- plying the principles of civil service reform to government appointments, the conditions controlling official action in service of this kind would necessitate the appointment of those only who were in some degree fitted by training for the work that was expected of them. Perhaps tLese men wouldn't be as dangerous to the republic as some think.
 When the Senate committee has investi- gated the matter there will be, if it's work is thorough, ground for intelligent action. But on one thing there is already general and hearty agreement, and that is that it won't do to let Jay Gould unload his watered tele- graph stock upon the government
Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-16
BARE.

For Morality.-Jorkins-' That's 8 good move of Comstock's to put an end to nudity in the park" Barker-'How so?" Jorkins -"Hes arrested the bear. Life.
 After All cannot say yes, Walter. I shall always be a sis" fSister to mel No you won't" 'sYes, Walter; your brother Charles proposed to me last night and I ae- cepted him. life.
 You may say what you please about the switch being banished from the public schools, but so long as female teachers are employed the "switch" will be found there. -Drake's Magazine.
 First bottle-nosed man-"M McGuffy, there's too much money in the treasury, tell you. /" , Second ditto-"Well, now, between you and me and the secretary, wish I could only get the twist of me thumb on to twenty five cents av it."-New York Journal.
 Christmas is joyous season. If you don't believe it ask the man with boil on the back of his neck, his house rent two months overdue, the butcher and the grocer waiting for him around the corner, and seventeen children to buy presents for.-Somerville Journal.
 Higgins-For goodness sake, Wiggins, why do you wobble around the sidewalk so? Go home, you're husteredl
 Wiggins Gndignantly)-Pm notl But can't manage these new baggy trousers in 8 ~@'@- the wind on my beam.-Life.
 '.Is there anything sadder," asks mother, 'sthan the wall of sick infant in the nights" Oh, we should grieve to sob. You never heard the selection which the orchestra plays between the acts, did you The vail Of the sick infant sounds like the merry laughter of the dancing fairies after that Burdette.
 Someone gave Georgie very rare stamp for his collection the other day. The young ster was delighted with the treasure. but could not immediately decide upon it's real value. After a ross-examination. he at last attegted it's rarity by saying, "Well, that is one of the most seldom stamps I ever saw" -Harper's Young People.
 A newspaper was sent to Paris to announce the death of gentleman on this side. The death notice gave the customary address for the funeral, adding "interment at Green wood.n To the bewilderment of the post
Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-16
MCINTYRE, MAGUIRE & co.

Our Grand Holiday Display is admitted by all to be the Larest and Best ever seen in New Haven. Our Low Prices attract thousands of buyers The enormous values we produce Is the talk of the city Our figures below every concern. This IS not the case on one thing but on all the Toys and Staple Goods shown by us. The home of Santa Claus on the Third Floor -one continuous jam from morning till night
 Come and see us, our values will please you, our goods will please you, our display will actu- ally surprise you your nickles, dimes and dol lars will buy more from us than from any con cern in this State. These facts should be kept in mind, as they are true.
 PLEASE NOTICE Santa Claus will be delighted to meet all children that come with theirparents, Thursday and Friday of this week. Saturday morning he will appear going through the chimney in our window, there he will remain until Xmas Eve.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-16
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Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-16
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

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Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-16

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Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-16

New York city is going to have a number of small parks in the parts of the city where they are most needed. The first place select ed is the block bounded by Mulberry, Park, Bayard and Baxter streets. This is in the lower part of the city in the very heart of the tenement house region, and the block to be taken is covered with the most crowded, foul and noisome old barracks. It will cost hun dreds of thousands of dollars to transform this little spot into pleasure ground, but it is thought worth while.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-16

The general climate of England is favora- ble to the development of cancer, says the London Standard. Out of every million deaths in England from all causes those from cancer number about 3O,O0O. This propor- tion is only exceeded by phthisis, old age, oonvulsions, bronchitis, pneumonia and 'de- bility." Next to consumption, cancer is the most fatal of all the constitutional diseases, and it has been steadily gaining ground for more than twenty years. The deaths from cancer per million of persons living were in in 1862, 361; in 1872, 431; in 1881, 520; in 1882, 532; in 1883, 546; in 1884, 560; in 1885, 5e6 and are now close upon 600.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-16
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Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-16
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Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-16

One of the most interesting experiments in instantaneous photography which have lately been made originated in the question as to whether the upper part of the wheel of a ve- hicle when in motion travels faster than the lower part. Ia determining this matter by instantaneous photography the artist took the photograph of an omnibus wheel en route and in this photograph; while the lower ends of the spokes immediately adjacent to the ground are not perceptibly unsharpened by the motion, the tops of the upper spokes show an angular motion corresponding to about ten degrees. The photograph in this case most successfully expresses the fact that the wheel is represents is in rapid motion.
 The editor of Vermont paper makes the notable suggestion that his State should es- tablish bureau of immigration which will set forth it's advantages to settlers, especially to English farmers He thinks that such a policy would induce many of this class to come, since good farms can be had for less than years rental of farms in England, and there must be desirable class of settlers who would be glad to buy them if their advan- tages were only known. Already Irish im- migrants are coming in to take these farms, of which the editor says that there are thou sands in the State, with comfortable build ings upon them, that can be had for less than the buildings alone are actually worth.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-16
EDITORIAL NOTES,

Keely, the motor man, has now got as far as "vibratory sympathy" The stockholders who furnish him money feel it also for each other.
 They do some things even in Russia better than in this country. Marriages are not al- lowed in Russia before the male is IS and the female 16, nor are men over 80 or women over 60 permitted to enter wedlock A fourth marriage is illegal. Priests may marry only once. Marriages in secret without wit nesses are not valid
Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-16
STARTLING l

All our Mems and Young Mems Fine Tail- or-made Schnable, Montagnaes, Chinchilla, Kersey, and Elysian Overcoats that we have sold all the season for $50, s32, $35, s3s and $40
Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-16
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Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-16

For Morality.-Jorkins-" That's good move of Comstocks to put an end to nudity in the park" Barker-.How SOB" Jorkins -"He's arrested the bear. Life.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-04

compAtion Of the tunnel b stened much
faster than was anticipated by many.
The air shaft that is being driven to
connect With the Anchor tunnel has
been sunk to depth OF between 40 and
oO feet: Much trouble is being had Just
at present with the large smount of
water that is coming in, but il is
thought that this trouble will not last.
Hosting is being done from the shaft
bymeans of whip. S1f 70 GGlGif5t
The mschipists and builders are hard,
at work putting on the 6nishing touches
TO the boiler house and the hosting
machinery at the Crescent and ere
many days steam WIZ be sot up and the
ore hoisted7 from that mine by, ma
chlnery. 1t has been claimed By many
tnat the Crescent was blanket vein, J"
put we are OF the opinion that when
the slsft is completed the blanket
vein" theorists will receive quite set
back. and be obliged to talk fssure vein
IN connection with the Crescent.
a visit to the Sampson by our re-
'porter'ehowed that the parties running
that mine are putting in their best ticks
20 MAKE 1t take its proper place as one
OF tne best ore producers in the camp.
AZ the hosting works. all was, hustle
80 Ho'I'ity, tne engine was Duey MOIST
ing ore and waste from the mine and
me pumps were throwing out the water
alta great rates The work of sinking
the wlnze to connect the lower levels
with the tunnels is being pushed as fast
as possible and some very fine chloride
ore has been cut at different places in
the Wine! Mr.. Norman showed us
sctne very fine specimensAof this sans
ore, and says that they feel very much
l pleased with the showing they have.
The ore that they are taking out At pre-
sent comes from the 300 level and will
assay from so to Soounces in silver be-
sides carrying q large per centase Of
lead. in fact, more than. enough. to pay
smelling charges. There are between
thirty and forty men working in and
about the Sampson at present, and more
could be put on, as there is plenty OF
ore IN sight, were it not that they would